![]() “But I saw that thread or that element … and I brought all these people together.” “A lot of the people I asked to be a part of the event … didn’t know the term ‘Afrofuturism’ at the time or didn’t know that that was what their work was,” Phillips explained during the “Radio Imagination” launch event. The Network aims to support and build connections between people and projects that draw from Butler’s life and work. ![]() Butler Legacy Network, a “Radio Imagination” partner. those things are needed in order to move us from the things that persist from the past that we are still engaged in overcoming,” says Ayana Jamieson, author, educator and founder of the Octavia E. "Afrofuturism, or what some call the Black Futurist Movement. Other times it’s woven with the high-tech trappings of mainstream sci-fi. Sometimes, Afrofuturist work features a resurgence of ancestral knowledge. ![]() The newish term and movement refer to a longstanding subgenre that imagines a future where Black and brown people and cultures are centered. Undoubtedly, the writer’s name will always be inextricably tied to science fiction but it is now finding new life in Afrofuturism. Clockshop is an arts organization based in Los Angeles, not far from Pasadena, Calif., the city of Butler's birth. The talk is part of Clockshop’s “Radio Imagination,” a yearlong series of panels, performances and art shows in the Los Angeles metro area that explore Butler’s legacy. Rasheeda Phillips, sci-fi writer and creator of the Afrofuturist Affair, addresses the crowd at the Radio Imagination launch celebration. Butler and Activism.” Led by award-winning writers Steven Barnes, Lisa Bolekaja, and Tananarive Due, the discussion focuses on the intersection of activism, science fiction and Butler’s work. The latest celebration of her life comes on April 21 with “ Shaping the Universe: Octavia E. This year marks the 10th anniversary of her sudden death at age 58.
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